Hog's Breath Cafe Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast

User Reviews of Hog's Breath Cafe, Surfers Paradise

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8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 6 Service 10 Value 8

At a loose end and previous visits to other Hogs Breath's have been disappointing (Adelaide and Port Douglas) we decided to venture into the basement of this venue in the nastiness of Cavill Mall.

Our main beef (no pun intended) is the much promoted prime rib, which for whatever reason seems to be out of stock on every visit. With fingers crossed we went to order.

I wouldn't normally review such a place, but the service for a blonde called Jess was so awesome, so complete, that she needed recognition. She was funny, genuine and was across everything a diner needed. We joked about the prime rib never being available but she rushed off to check. Slight adjustments to our order of the prime rib w/calamari was checked by Jess and came out perfect. The blackened rib was absolutely massive (even though cooked to well done, not medium as requested was saved by the steak being so tender).

We ordered a bottle of red which was dumped on our table with two glasses by a different waitress leaving the bottle unopened and not a word uttered from her, and we told Jess this later. Jess told us she normally works the bar and was just helping out on the floor for the night, but really, we watched her sell up anything to other diners and it was light entertainment while we dined.

We paid by credit card but tipped her directly. Out of the 70 or so reviews I've done nothing compares to the lively and engaging banter of this girl.

Aside from that the venue itself is like a basement fitted out substandard to other HBC's I've been to, the extra $2 serve of sauce is minuscule to pair with your food, but for two massive steaks and a bottle of wine under $100 is pretty good going when done well.

Now I just want a HBC for the same price without the franchise feel.

Mar 26, 2012

diceslider
72

2 Not Recommended

Food 1 Ambience 3 Service 3 Value 1

Paid $37 for a steak and was brought a lump of fat with a bit of red meat attached to it. I could just about get my knife through it but it was a real effort. Sent it back. Waitress assured me that this was an aberration and that she'd bring out a much better one. But the second one was a other lump of fat, no better than the first. I had it taken off the bill. My partner's steak wasn't great either but was, at least, edible.

As we paid, the senior staff asked how our meal had been. When we said "rubbish and we're never coming here again" he reacted as if we'd just said it was wonderful! Imagine the brainwashed staff from that Catherine Tate Show sketch - one potato, two potato, three potato, four...

Apr 25, 2011

BrownieBoy
1

2.3 Not Recommended

Food 1 Ambience 5 Service 1 Value 2

We had ribs and a caesar salad. We asked that the bacon be extra crispy and the range dressing on the side. The dressing was all over everything, the bacon was raw and the ribs were Tuff! We walked out and paid for neither.

Mar 20, 2011